...The Illusion...

Mei started swinging her sword in all directions.

All she could see was her brother's smiling face and all she could feel was the pain of losing him. It was such a big tragedy for the whole family. It wounded her deep in her heart, and since that day, she swore to kill every witch that will encounter her but she didn't fulfill her promise.

- Kill that witch...She is evil. Because of her kind, you lost your brother forever. He won't be happy if he knew that you let her live. Kill her, or you will tarnish your family's reputation.

Mei's heart was full of rage and hatred, she run toward Sarra while holding her sword.

Dylan tried to take control over her actions, but he couldn't even get closer to her, she could kill him without realizing it.

- MEI...STOP!

- I MUST KILL HER...I MUST KILL THAT WITCH.

- BUT WE HAVE A DEAL! YOU SWORE UPON YOUR GRANDFATHER'S HONOR!

- IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE.

While she tried to attack Sarra again, she tripped and fell. Dylan took the chance to snatch her sword while Sarra held her.

- LET ME GO...DON'T TOUCH ME!

At that moment Sarra hit her on the neck, which made her unconscious.

- Finally, some peace.

Dylan looked around them, darkness was surrounding them, but he noticed a small light coming from afar.

- Look, I think that's the exit. We were too busy fighting each other that we didn't notice it.

- What about Mei?

- Let's get out of here first, then we will figure out something.

Dylan carried Mei, then he headed towards the light along with Sarra and Laila.

After reaching the light, they found themselves in the middle of an extremely beautiful garden. It was full of all kinds of flowers and cute animals.

- Where are we?

- Wow, it looks like heaven.

- Mei said that the dragon guards heavenly places. Maybe this is the place!

They took a stroll in the garden. The bright sky, the fresh air, and the sound of the birds lightened their mood. Except for Dylan, he was feeling uneasy.

Sarra sat on the ground:

- Can we rest for a bit...I'm very tired.

Laila joined her:

- Yeah, me too. I want to sleep.

- No, we don't know what kind of place is this. We must find the clue and our way out of her as soon as possible.

- Come on, Dylan. Don't be a joy killer. Nothing will happen if we stay a bit in such a place.

Sarra and Laila lay on the grass, they took a deep breath while smiling.

- This place is wonderful...Come on, join us. You need to relax.

Dylan felt that something was wrong with the place, but he couldn't argue more.

- No, I'm going to make a tour around the place.

- Alright, as you wish.

He put Mei beside them, took the sword with him, then he left.

" Why do I have this bad feeling? I must make sure there is no danger here. "

He kept walking until he found a big fountain. The water was shining like gold.

Dylan put his hand in the water, and that's when he noticed a lot of gold pieces at the bottom of the fountain.

" Should I take some? Maybe those golden pieces are the clue. "

He reached his hand, carefully, and took some. Suddenly, black water started coming out of the fountain. Dylan backed off.

" What's going on?"

In a few seconds, the whole water became black then it started to spread on the ground. The beautiful flowers and the green grass turned all dark. As for the small, harmless animals, they turned into monsters.

Dylan freaked out, he run back to the women, who were sleeping.

- WAKE UP! SOMETHING IS HAPPENING?

Laila and Mei were in deep sleep, as for Sarra, she opened her eyes hard.

- What is going on, Dylan. Let me sleep for a bit!

- LOOK AROUND YOU? THE PLACE IS DANGEROUS!

- What are you talking about? This place is very peaceful. I don't want to leave.

- NO, IT IS JUST AN ILLUSION...WAKE UP...LAILA, MEI...

The Monsters started gathering around them. Dylan managed to kill some of them, but there were more coming.

- Damn it, I'm alone! How am I going to defeat all these monsters? AARON YOU SON OF A BI... WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME ALONE? AARON....

At that moment, the purple sword shattered in Dylan's hands.

" What is happening? "

Then a big light appeared from nowhere and killed all the monsters around him.

Dylan was shocked.

" From where did that light come from? "

He suddenly heard a voice.

- If I knew you missed me this much I would destroy that sword from the beginning.....

- A...AARON?